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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ This disk may also contain some update or new modules for installed kernels.
Those modules must be placed in directory <kernel-version>. They must be
gzipped if the installed kernel modules are gzipped.
+You may need to specify the "category" so that new modules are used correctly.
+For example, a scsi module should be put in category disk/scsi so that it is
+put in scsi_hostadapter and initrd.
Here's a typical scenario:
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ msdos
ppa
# ISA network card needing options
ne io=0x300 irq=7
+# New module [list_modules: disk/scsi]
+a320raid
[root@obiwan mnt]# (cd floppy/2.6.8.1-20mdk ; find -type f)
./kernel/fs/msdos/msdos.ko.gz
./kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.ko.gz